Japan Exports Fall on Yen, European Woes

Japan’s exports fell for the second straight month as the global economic slowdown and a stronger yen threaten the nation’s recovery from the March earthquake. Shipments dropped 4.5 percent in November from a year earlier, the Ministry of Finance said today in Tokyo. The median estimate of 29 ...

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